www.allthingsdistributed.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Main July 11, 2007 The Different CTO Roles I was putting together a short panel presentation on the roleof a Chief Technology Officer in corporate innovation and I once again realized that there is quite a bit of confusion around the role of the CTO. I am posting it here as it might be of generalinterest.

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Depending on the composition of the founding team, you might or might not have near-term holes in certain functions at the exec level – e.g. you’ll most likely need to bring on a CTO/VP of Engineering shortly after the seed round if you don’t have a technical co-founder. The “product roadmap”.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 5, 2023

The readings, lectures, and guest speakers explored how emerging commercial technologies pose challenges and create opportunities for the United States in strategic competition with great power rivals with an emphasis on the People’s Republic of China. Others will join or found the companies building new disruptive technologies.

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www.lanceglasser.com

MAY 13, 2012

A Model for Return on Engineering Expenses. A Model for Return on Engineering Expenses. What does a CTO do? Operations and Manufacturing. What does a CTO do? What does a CTO (Chief Technology Officer) do in a high-tech company? So what is the CTO job? Let the Games Begin!

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 16, 2014

Eventually you need a VP of Product to handle your product roadmap, a CTO for engineering leadership and VPs of sales, marketing & biz dev. They talk to customers, operations, sales, marketing and engineering to determine the company product roadmap. Engineering? And then there’s product management.

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Version One Ventures

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Today we’re excited to share the official launch of Replay , a browser that records all of the context that developers and engineers need to fix bugs faster. The need for Replay is pretty obvious; every developer/engineer spends countless hours debugging their code. But now, when an engineer gets stuck, they can share a replay.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

We just held our twelfth session of our new national security class Technology, Innovation and Modern War. Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I designed a class to examine the new military systems, operational concepts and doctrines that will emerge from 21st century technologies – Space, Cyber, AI & Machine Learning and Autonomy.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 21, 2014

Which engineers dialed it in before a big release because it was during July 4th weekend? Who came in the office at 2am when the servers crashed – even on the night of the big company party. Stuart Lander has joined Upfront Ventures to help us run operations. You hire people who look good on paper. You REALLY know.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 28, 2019

by Ekim Saribardak, CTO of Rewire Security. Businesses that don’t evolve to adapt to new operational challenges will be left behind in today’s fast-paced world. A growing number of business owners and fleet managers are transitioning to GPS-based vehicle tracking systems to help overcome their operational challenges.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

You’ll get sales information from your VP of Sales, marketing information from your VP Marketing, tech information from your CTO and so on. But I knew that to be a good decision maker I needed first hand knowledge rather than just a summary from my CTO. But as a CEO you can’t rely solely on this information.

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Hunter Walker

JUNE 7, 2014

Not because they’re all operating in stealth or pre-product – in fact some already are earning $1m+ in revenue per annum. And search engines like sourcing.io help you build a specific list based on skills you’re seeking. Most of the startups we’ve backed at Homebrew don’t rush to announce their funding.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

recently wrote a post talking about how some VCs meddle in operating company decisions or some executive teams are too reliant on VCs to jump in and make hard calls for them. So operating at a higher level, helping to set the framework for decision making and then sitting down and watching the game be played, is certainly the way to go.”

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www.informationarbitrage.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Main February 23, 2010 Advice for CTO Founders: Dont Let Business Kill the Business Founding a technology company is an amazing thing. Too often, however, I have found CTO / Founders paired with business people who not only don't add value, but frequently detract from the value of the business.

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OnlyOnce

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

Our Engineering team has a great term called Technical Debt, which is the accumulation of coding shortcuts and operational inefficiencies over the years in the name of getting product out the door faster that weighs on the company’s code base like debt weighs on a balance sheet. The Value of Paying Down Technical Debt.

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Continuing my series of posts that I’ve been collecting that live at the intersection of Startups and being a Startup CTO : Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April 16 Great Startup Posts from March here are the top posts from May 2010. We'll be your hosts for a three-part series about the use of MongoDB here at Etsy. The Curation Team.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

It can be difficult to locate information about government assistance programs or find and complete the correct forms for taxes or business operations. design, build, operate/use, maintain, and service). In particular, small businesses and exporters have a fundamental problem navigating the Federal Government’s myriad resources.

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TechEmpower

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Artificial Intelligence (AI), and particularly Large Language Models (LLMs), have significantly transformed the search engine as we’ve known it. With Generative AI and LLMs, new avenues for improving operational efficiency and user satisfaction are emerging every day. cto , infotech , innovation , product , project , saas

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SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

Previously, he was Chief Operating Officer & Strategic Creative at USA GROUP, INC., Dr. Tony Karrer, CEO/CTO of TechEmpower Dr. Tony Karrer is the CEO/CTO of TechEmpower, a software, web, and eLearning development firm. He has 20 years’ experience as CTO. in Computer Science. in Computer Science.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 15, 2014

James Kenigsberg is the Chief Technology Officer and a founding team member at 2U , an educational technology company that partners with universities to offer online degree programs. Build the technology to suit your customer. The most amazing outcomes start as lofty ambitions.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 6, 2016

He is also a Consulting Professor at Stanford in the Electrical Engineering Department and Editor-in-Chief of the AIAA Journal of Aerospace Information Systems. Prior to his investing and advisory career, Evangelos spent 20+ years in high-technology industries, in executive roles spanning operations, marketing, sales and engineering.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

He has grown our US operations from 1 employee (him) to a global organization of 75 employees that will finish the year with 8-digit revenues (90+% recurring) and more than 350% year-over-year growth. You may know how much to pay in cash or equity for your new VP Engineering. What Rob wrote in his post is right. Always seek input.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 4, 2022

He’s the host of the Second in Command: The Chief Behind the Chief podcast, where he interviews COOs and other seconds to share their insights with his listeners. Key Takeaway: The Chief Operating Officer is the second in command to the CEO – they’re the go-to person that should be running the business.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Luck, timing and social engineering are bigger components than most entrepreneurs care to imagine,” adds Werdelin. But it’s a very challenging question to answer because what it would cost to build is a small number while operational costs are enormous.”. You need experienced game designers and engineers who can develop cross platform.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 16, 2010

Developers operate at a level and in a language that others in the organization can’t necessarily interpret and understand. And the #1 reason I get calls relates to an old software engineering adage: The first 90% of a project takes half the time. So, it’s often hard to know if the developer is an A, B or C player.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

The constraint between good ideas and growth operates in both directions. We worked with police departments, the ministry of defense, many of the largest utility companies in Europe and a ton of contractors, engineers, architects, developers and suppliers. Ryan Lissack is the CTO of Maker Studios. Growth, again.

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TechEmpower

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The fact is, developers operate in a world that outsiders can’t easily understand. And the #1 symptom relates to that old software engineering adage: The first 90% of a project takes half the time. cto , infotech , innovation , product , project , saas It’s hard to know if a developer is an A, B or C player, or a player at all.

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Amidst the rise of new funds, new technologies, and potentially disruptive late stage players, I thought it was important to share what we consider to be our core operating principles here at NextView. . It’s been an interesting several years in the early stage venture eco-system, and the sands have shifted considerably.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 8, 2013

Following is a guest post on DevOps by Gene Kim , Multiple Award-Winning CTO, Researcher, Visible Ops Co-Author, Entrepreneur & Founder of Tripwire. Act I begins with IT Operations, where we’re supporting a large, complex revenue generating application. That moment is now. DevOps is not only for large, established companies.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 5, 2011

Jud is an extremely experienced CTO / technical product manager and developer, but had never been a CEO. Oh, and they are hiring as fast as they can find great people ; across the spectrum (business, sales, & engineering). At this point, the other co-founder, Jud Valeski, stepped up to be the CEO.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

This is a novel user interaction that embeds casual entertainment directly into the operating system experience, based on some fairly interesting underlying technology. In addition, I do a few consulting projects on the side, in the areas of product strategy, search engine optimization, and intellectual property.

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SVPG

OCTOBER 14, 2014

” I first witnessed this many years ago when I was an engineer for HP, building platform and tool technology products for “the enterprise.” In IT mindset companies, you usually find very slow, heavy, Waterfall processes, even when the engineers consider themselves Agile. I call this problem “IT Mindset.”

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

A typical user will install a transmitter (TFi WPN TX), which will be plugged in or battery operated and mount a maximum of 32 receivers (TFi WPN RX) anywhere within a 25-meter radius from the TFi WPN TX. Stanford) is an Associate Professor and Dean’s Chair in the Faculty of Engineering at NUS. He has published 17 papers over his Ph.D.

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Reid Hoffman

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

era of autonomous vehicle technology. Drew Bagnell, Aurora’s CTO, led perception and overall autonomy architecture for Uber’s self-driving vehicle effort. Chris Urmson, Aurora’s CEO, led the self-driving car team at Alphabet for seven years. And Sterling Anderson, Aurora’s CPO, led the team at Tesla that delivered Autopilot.

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www.entrepreneur.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Answers Ask Entrepreneur Home Business Operations Business Opportunities Sales & Marketing Advertising & PR Finance & Accounting Franchises Home Business Human Resources Internet/E-Commerce Legal Issues Starting Up Technology Most Recent Answers How Can I Streamline My E-Commerce Operation?

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www.inc.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

500|5000 Conference Honorees Resources Press Apply 2011 ); Topics > Leadership and Managing > Human Resources > Job Descriptions > How to Hire a CTO When its time to add a technologist to your slate of executives, what are the best practices to follow? Some companies have a CTO focused on operations under the CIO.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Operate on due diligence from this point: Identify your potential key crew members — background checks, personal references, past business review are all vital. Talk to peers at other firms who have recently hired selected positions (CMO, CTO, CFO). Find someone who complements your skill-set and experience. in English.

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Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

Kayak was started here in my backyard of Boston… co-founder & CTO Paul English and the product/engineering team is based here in Concord MA. What They Do: Travel search engine. 2010 Operating Income: $16 million. Last week ZipCar began trading and has a market cap of about $1 billion.

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